Phonograph-record cabinet.



C. D. FREEMAN.

PHONOGRAPH RECORD CABINET. APPLICATION men JUNE 5. 1913.

1L, 1 9@,'Y& v Patented July 11, 1916.

CHARLES D. FREEMAN, OF LOCKPORT, NEW YORK.

PHON'OGRAPH-RECOBD CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs D. FREEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lockport, in the county of Niagara, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonograph- Record Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in cabinets and particularly to a cabinet for holding phonograph records.

Ono object of. the invention is to provide a revolving cabinet in which are mounted a plurality of record holding members.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of a cabinet made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, the base or stand of the cabinet comprises a pair of bars 10 which are crossed at their centers and suitably secured together, the outer ends of said bars carrying the supporting caster wheels 11. Mounted on the bars 10 at their point of intersection is a plate 12, in the upper central portion of which is a boss or knob 13.

Also secured to the bars 10 on the uppersides is a circular track 14.

Arranged on the base, is 'a revolving cabinet which comprises a lower structure consisting of the crossed bars 15, and the upper crossed bars 16, a rod 17 extending vertically through the intersections of the bars 15 and 16 to hold them in proper superposed relation. Connecting the ends of the bars 15 are bars or strips 18, and between the ends of the bars 15 and the bars 16 are.verti cal posts or uprights 19, these posts being suitably secured to the said bars 15 and 16, and bracing straps 20 being secured to the strips 18 and extending around the ends of the bars 15. These straps have vertical portions 21 which are secured to the posts 19.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented arm ii, ieic.

Application filed June 5, 1913. Serial No. 771,946.

The upper strips 16 are connected by the strips 22 and have the straps 23 secured in a similar manner to the straps 20. Secured to the bars 15, and below the centers thereof is a plate 24 which has a socket 25 for the reception of the beforementioned boss 13. ()n the upper sides of the bars 16 is secured a suitable top 26, on which can be placed the phonograph.

Secured to the under faces centrally of the bars 22 are plates 27 which are provided with bosses 28 for movement in sockets 30 of the plates 29, these plates 29 being secured to the upper ends of the revolving sections 31. Pivotal connections similar to the parts 27 28, 29 and 30 support the lower ends of the sections 31, as indicated at 32. These sections comprise top and bottom walls 33 and 34, respectively, between which are secured the vertical transverse partitions 35. These partitions 35 are arranged centrally in the sections, and extending from the outer opposite sides of the sections, and inclining downwardly toward the middle partition are shelves 36, these shelves extending from one side of the section, transversely to the other. Extending forwardly and rearwardly in both front and rear portions of the sections 31 are vertical partitions 37, these partitions dividing both front and rear of each of the sections into a plurality of compartments suitable for the reception of disk phonograph records.

Secured on the bottom of the bars 15 are rollers 38 which bear on the track 14 and support the cabinet as it is revolved. Mounted on the under face of each of the strips 22 is a leaf spring finger 39, this finger being adapted to bear frictionally on the upper wall of a section 31, to hold the same for accidental rotation.

It will thus be seen that the upper structure which carries the wheels 38 can be rotated on'the track 14,to bring any one of posts secured at their lower ends to said partments can be had from a single point frame and having a top secured to their at one side of the cabinet. 10 upper ends, and a plurality of independ- In testimony whereof, I afiix my signaently rotatable sections pivotally mounted ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

i in the connecting strips and top respec- CHARLES D. FREEMAN.

tively, and having record receiving compart- Witnesses: ments opening from the opposite sides A. BJBEOKER,

thereof, whereby access to all of the com- LEMUEL PUTS. 

